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Last surviving pilot from the Battle of Britain dies at 105
The last surviving pilot of the Battle of Britain has died, severing the last living link to the few thousand young men who ...
80 years since one of the bloodiest Pacific battles of World War II
80 years ago, American and Japanese troops were locked in one of the fiercest and bloodiest battles of the Pacific theatre in ...
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Okinawan bone digger searches for remains from one of the fiercest battles of World War II
Takamatsu Gushiken, a "gamafuya," an Okinawa dialect meaning a person who digs in a cave, searches in a cave for the remains of those who died during the Battle of Okinawa towards the end of the ...
The Herald2d
Forgotten heroes: How African soldiers fought in World War II
When World War II started, Africa was (save for certain exceptions) a tapestry of colonies. A third of the continent’s ...
Last surviving pilot from the Battle of Britain, John 'Paddy' Hemingway, dies at age 105
John “Paddy” Hemingway, the last surviving pilot who flew during the Battle of Britain, has died at the age of 105. The Royal Air Force says he died Monday at ...
Donald Trump invokes World War II-era law for deportations, faces court challenge
Trump administration challenged the restraining order, arguing that blocking a presidential act before its announcement would ...
Wojtek the bear went to war and won hearts across the world
Since the 16th century the Muscovite state has had many names – Rossiya, the Tsardom of Russia, the Russian Empire, the ...
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Born on the Fourth of July, Waynesboro Marine lost his life on Iwo Jima in World War II
Ricard was born on the Fourth of July in 1925 and was killed in action less than 20 years later on March 14, 1945. “No World War II battle represents the fighting spirit of the U.S. Marine Corps ...
John A. Hemingway, Last Survivor of the Battle of Britain, Dies at 105
A fighter pilot in a vastly outnumbered Royal Air Force — one of the “few” hailed by Churchill — he took to the skies to help ...
Last Battle of Britain pilot Paddy Hemingway's amazing escapes before death aged 105
Battle of Britain pilot Paddy Hemingway, who served from the first day of the Second World War to the very last and was shot ...
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‘End of an era’: Last surviving Battle of Britain pilot dies aged 105
The last surviving pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain during World War II has died aged 105, the UK's Royal Air Force ...